Ancestors, I told you to seduce the villains, not to turn evil.

The county armed forces team isn't a place just anyone can get into; there's an entrance exam.

When Li Botao passed the exam and got a government job, it surprised everyone in the village.

Later, Li Botao became the militia captain, with about ten people under his command. He held a high position in the village, and everyone respected him.

Li Botao is a fairly fair person, and he earns more than twenty yuan a month, which is the highest in the village.

Everyone envied Li's mother for giving birth to such a wonderful son.

Li Botao had a good reputation in the village. Even when Li Bin joined the Revolutionary Committee, no one in the village cared. They would just say that he was a petty person who had gotten ahead.

This is where Li's mother's skillful methods lie.

She knew all too well how much everyone disliked Li Bin, so she always advised her son never to be like him.

Whether he can do a good job as the militia captain depends on whether people trust him.

Li Botao listened to his mother's advice and kept it in mind. He was clear-headed on matters of principle and handled things in a way that wouldn't give others any leverage.

Even when searching the Fei family's house last time, Li Botao was well-prepared.

Afterwards, he did indeed take Wu the Cripple out for public criticism several times, leaving everyone speechless.

Li's mother was proud of her son, but she also knew that being in the limelight was not a good thing. When faced with praise from others, she would say a few words of humility and then change the subject.

The biggest event of the day was the engagement of the Liu family's daughter.

Liu Minhua recently went on a date with a leading cadre, and Liu's mother had already boasted about it to everyone.

Everyone is planning to go and see what's going on today.

When Liu Minhua's engagement is mentioned, people can't help but bring up her childhood betrothal to Fei Huainan.

To be honest, the Liu family is really despicable.

After Fei Huainan's incident, the Liu family hurriedly denied the arranged marriage.

They immediately arranged a marriage for Liu Minhua, fearing that Fei Huainan would cling to her.

Liu Minhua went on many dates, but none of them worked out.

Later, Xu Manman's stepmother framed Fei Huainan, ruining Xu Manman's reputation.

At that time, Fei Huainan couldn't move his legs, and everyone knew that Fei Huainan was innocent.

The Liu family, however, stepped forward and demanded that Fei Huainan take responsibility for Xu Manman.

At the time, no one dared to interfere, and the eldest uncle of the Fei family and the village chief made the decision, agreeing to the marriage.

Fei Huainan was forced to marry Xu Manman, and the Liu family finally calmed down.

Having gotten rid of Fei Huainan, Liu Minhua actually found a pretty good partner.

My boyfriend works in the county and is a minor leader. He's supposedly an only child and his circumstances are incredibly good.

Xinghua Village doesn't have a large population, so when someone's daughter gets engaged or gets married, it's a rare and joyous occasion, and everyone rushes to join in the fun.

The Fei family.

When Xu Manman woke up in the morning, she found that the yard had been swept clean, but outside, it was all white.

It snowed all night; even the mountains have turned into snow-capped mountains.

Unable to resist her curiosity, she went outside to test the depth of the snow, which reached up to her knees; it was indeed quite thick.

At this time, the environment is unpolluted, and the snow that falls is pure white and can be eaten directly.

Some families simply store the snow to melt into water for cooking or washing clothes.

Xu Manman glanced at the snow on the ground several times, and couldn't resist squatting down to start making snowballs.

There was a well in the Fei family's courtyard. After Fei Huainan cleaned the courtyard and roof, he filled the water tank in the kitchen.

Not every household in the village has a well, and many families have to fetch water from elsewhere.

So everyone washed their clothes by the river.

There are usually two large water tanks in the kitchen, which can basically last a large family for five to ten days, so they don't have to fetch water every day.

If there is a large population, selections are done every two or three days; if there is a small population, selections may be done every seven or eight days.

Fei Huainan hung a lock on his bucket, threw it into the well, and swung it up, bringing up a bucket of water.

Fei Huainan carried the last bucket of water to the kitchen, and when he came out, he saw a dark figure curled up in the snow pile by the door, playing in the snow.

How old are you? Still playing in the snow, aren't you afraid of getting a stomachache?

Fei Huainan put down the bucket and went outside. He saw seven or eight snowballs next to Xu Manman. Each one was round and neatly arranged, like a row of soldiers.

He was about to speak when he reminded Xu Manman that her hands were cold.

Xu Manman suddenly turned around and threw a snowball at Fei Huainan.

Xu Manman knew she had done something wrong, so before Fei Huainan could react, she picked up the remaining snowballs and ran away.

Fei Huainan patted the snow off his clothes and laughed in exasperation.

He was worried that Xu Manman's hands were cold, and that heartless little thing actually threw snowballs at him.

Unfortunately, his legs were so short and he ran so slowly, while Fei Huainan, with his long legs, grabbed him effortlessly.

Xu Manman was standing on a smooth layer of ice. It was early in the morning, and someone had poured water on it, making it very slippery.

Fei Huainan gently pulled her, and she fell directly into a snowdrift next to him.

The snowdrift was cleared by Fei Huainan and was more than a meter high. Xu Manman fell on it and her whole body sank into it.

The snowballs in Xu Manman's arms flew out and shattered. Her hard work was gone, and she immediately puffed up her cheeks in anger, lying motionless in the snow.

Fei Huainan was startled. Even though he knew that falling into the snowdrift wouldn't hurt, he still nervously stepped forward.

"Xu Manman, are you alright?"

Xu Manman remained silent, so Fei Huainan simply bent down and leaned closer to look at her.

Xu Manman smiled slyly, reached out and grabbed Fei Huainan by the collar, pulling him down.

Caught off guard, Fei Huainan fell onto the snowdrift, while Xu Manman giggled as she got up and tried to run away.

Fei Huainan laughed in anger, grabbed Xu Manman's clothes, and pulled her down.

While Xu Manman was still a little confused, he then flipped over and covered her.

His aggressive eyes stared at Xu Manman's fair face for a while, and he couldn't resist biting her cheek as punishment.

"Little rascal."

Xu Manman froze in the snowdrift, but Fei Huainan finally pulled her out with a burst of strength and helped her clean the snow off her.

Realizing what had happened, Xu Manman shyly ran back to her room.

She didn't expect Fei Huainan to bite her. It didn't actually hurt, but it felt very ambiguous.

Back in her room, Xu Manman's cheeks were flushed, her eyes were shy, and she looked embarrassed.

Fei Huainan also felt embarrassed, so he quickly grabbed an axe and chopped firewood to vent his heat.

The two of them felt awkward for a while.

Xu Manman then realized that she hadn't eaten breakfast.

She took out two plates of steamed dumplings, two bowls of egg drop soup, a plate of cucumber salad, and a plate of Mapo tofu.

Set the table.

Xu Manman looked up at the sky speechlessly. She was the one who was embarrassed, because she still had to go out and call Fei Huainan to have dinner.

Once the two sat down at the table, they deliberately ignored what had happened in the snowdrift, and the atmosphere eased.

After finishing her meal, Xu Manman heard a lively commotion outside. Curious, she went out into the yard and found several women talking next door. Then, the group left together.

Xu Manman was curious and wanted to go out to see what was going on, so she went back to find Fei Huainan, who was packing for the trip, and dragged him out with her.